I AM ART: The Redline wins WILLiFEST 2026 International Documentary Short

Produced by Noir Arthouse, LLC through The Black Art & Culture Project, and directed by Terry Dillard Jr., the twenty-minute documentary about Blu Murphy’s Redline series wins the International Documentary Short category at WILLiFEST, the Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — I Am Art: The Redline, directed by Terry Dillard Jr. and executive produced by Ian Swain, has been named Winner of the 2026 International Documentary Short Film Competition at WILLiFEST, the Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition.

All 2026 winning selections are listed on the WILLiFEST website.

The film follows artist and educator Blu Murphy, whose Redline series photographs students in a Title I art classroom and places them inside the history of redlining and its legacy. The WILLiFEST win joins official selections at the Charlotte Black Film Festival, Touchstone Independent Film Festival and Greenwood Film Festival, and a semi-finalist place at the Independent Shorts Awards, with 22 more festivals pending.

Runtime approx. 20 minutes. Stills, the official teaser, statements and bios are available in the press kit.

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I Am Art: The Redline wins WILLiFEST 2026 International Documentary Short